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National Information and Innovation Centre for the volunteering and self-help network in Finland

National Information and Innovation Centre for the volunteering and self-help network in Finland . Service, development and information centre: Citizen Forum in Finland. Objectives: To promote an environment that enables active citizenship and voluntary activity in the Finnish society

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National Information and Innovation Centre for the volunteering and self-help network in Finland

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  1. National Information and Innovation Centre for the volunteering and self-help network in Finland

  2. Service, development and information centre: Citizen Forum in Finland Objectives: To promote an environment that enables active citizenship and voluntary activity in the Finnish society To promote positive recognition of volunteering in society To develop expertise on volunteering and active citizenship in society To promote volunteering through network building To promote and to enhance international cooperation of Finnish voluntary network To promote participation, joint action and networking Methods: Local and national events for networking and joint action Training, consultative services, support and guidance www.kansalaisareena.fi –website Gathering, disseminating and publishing information Advocacy Development projects and cooperation with stakeholders

  3. We work together with • Ngo’s and voluntary associations • Coordinators of voluntary activities • Volunteering individuals and citizens • Peer support groups and their mentors • Local volunteer centres • Community centres • Projects • Researchers, universities and other educational institutions • Civil servants, ministries and municipalities • Volunteer support group at the Finnish Parliament • CEV (European Volunteer Centre) • Voluntary work organizations and networks abroad • Funders • Media

  4. Interfaces in Volunteering • Functional: Social, health, youth, culture, sports, residential, … • Economical: public, private, 3rd sector • Geographical: Southern, Western, Eastern, Central Northern Finland, Europe, … • Agegroup: Children, Youth, Workingages, Retired, Old People • Language: Finnish, Swedishspeaking, otherlanguages, … • Gender: Men, women • ”Ideological”: Conservatives, liberals, … • National: Finns, otherEuropeans • Size: Large, small • Reach: Local, country-wide

  5. Organizations on the field CEV - EuropeanVolunteer Centre Manifesto for volunteering in Europe (2006) A delegation for civilsocietypolitics (KANE) Consultativecouncil of NGOs & civilservant (2007-2011) Rules of the Game Planning Roleof NGOs Preconditions for NGO activities Taxation Interfaces € Cooperation Community involvement Interaction & change of information Project Plan for building a cross-sectoral Innovation Network for Volunteering Building networks and supporting partnerships Innovations and best practises Communication, influencing, interfaces

  6. Building an Innovation Network for Volunteering Project Plan 2011-2014 • In an open, cross-sectoral network, creating and spreading of innovations and best practises for volunteering and community activities which increase and strengthen involvement and community engagement • Building networks and cross-sectoral cooperation • Creating innovations and spreading best practises • Quality • Training and cooperation with schools • Recruiting • Cross-sectoral partnerships • Management and policies of volunteering • Communication, influence, interfaces

  7. Common procedures increasing involvement and volunteering Strategic Partnership based on Multiple Expertise National Local Development III-sector Corporate Public Engaging, learning network + buzz

  8. Volunteering 2010Financial Value of Voluntary Work 2,5 billion euros Preliminary figures from an unpublished study (KA ja TT 2010) Number of volunteers 1,5 milllion = 36 % Average 13h/month/person, median 8h/kk Miminumwage 8€/h = 17.200 €/y Financial value of voluntarywork: 146.393 manyears x 17.200€ = 2.517.962.727 € = 2,5 B€ (FinnighGovernmentBudget 52B € => 4.8 %)

  9. Volunteering 2010 Voluntary hours and number of volunteers by sectorPreliminary figures from an unpublished study (KA ja TT 2010)

  10. Volunteering 2010 The most popular forms of VolunteeringPreliminary figures from an unpublished study (KA ja TT 2010)

  11. Volunteering in Finland 2010Opinion poll on Volunteering 1 Preliminary figures from an unpublished study (KA ja TT 2010)

  12. Volunteering in Finland 2010Opinion poll on Volunteering 2Preliminary figures from an unpublished study (KA ja TT 2010)

  13. Volunteering in Finland 2010Opinion poll on Volunteering 3 Preliminary figures from an unpublished study (KA ja TT 2010)

  14. Local, cross-sectoral volunteering networks Coaching, supporting, informing volunteers Information Functions of VolunteerCentres in Finland (Year2010) Personnel Influencing Training Recruiting Premises Visions Coaching, supporting, informing professionals Cross-sectoral cooperations Research

  15. Valtakunnallinen: Kansalaisareena (2009) • RAY avustus 110t€ • Tekes-projekti 42t€ • UM 5t€, Hki 5t€, EU 6t€ • Kainuu: (2009) • Kajaanin kansanterveys-, potilas ja vammaisjärjestöt KAPOVA ry (26rytä) • RAY-hanke 70t€, (2010/100t€, 2011/120t€) Kemi/Tornio: • Oulu (2009): • Setlementti: RAY-hanke 105t€ => 2 hlöä • Oulun kaupunki 27t€ => ½ + 0,3 hlöä • Verkoston yhteistyöresurssit vahvat • Jyväskylä (2009): • Jyväskylän kaupunki 100t€ (v. 2010 = 70t€) => 1 hlö • SPR: 3t€ • K-S:n Sosiaaliturvayhdistys: RAY-hanke 90t€ = 1½ hlöä Turku/verkosto Tampere/verkosto Helsinki • Espoo (2009) EJY ry: • Järjestöyhteistyöhanke RAY 150t€ + Espoon kaupunki 37t€ => 3-4 hlöä • VET-hanke RAY 80t€ + Espoon kaupunki 35t€ + Srk-yhtymä 10t€ => 2 hlöä • (RAY yht. 370t€), työllistämishanke, asunnottomuushanke, työllistettyjä, … • Uusi RAY-hanke 2010 (sektorirajat yli) Funding of LocalVolunteerCentres in Finland (Year 2009)

  16. Future challenges Enlarge the national volunteering development network to all areas in Finland Raise interesting volunteering themes for common discussion and enable thematic development and cooperation Establish volunteering to syllabus of schools and learning institutions Enable the establishment of national wide Internet-based search tool for finding suitable voluntary work Develop models and establish guidance for NGO’s and public and private organizations about employer supported volunteering Enable the training of volunteering coordinators and professionals to establish in Finnish learning system and institutions Develop quality standards and certification system for regional volunteer centres in Finland Research the significance of volunteering infrastructure in the society Enable establishment of volunteering infrastructure and new ways of cross-sectoral networking both on local and on national level Activate network to cooperate internationally

  17. Kansalaisareena ry enimi.snimi@kansalaisareena.fi Kumpulantie 1 A, 6. krs www.kansalaisareena.fi 00530 Helsinki Executive director Volunteer Anitta Raitanen Tuula Angervuo +358 50 442 0429 tuula.angervuo@kansalaisareena.fi Planning Officer Jatta Vikström +358 50 590 3322 Contact Information

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